DOWLING
Loaded With Talent, Optimism
Story and Photos by Kevin Sperandeo
T
he Dowling Golden
Lions end their season
with an outstanding overall
record of 12-3-2 and a
conference record of 5-31. Kerri McCabe has been
head coach of the Dowling
Women’s Soccer team since
fall of 2005.
McCabe played four
years at Stony Brook
University, and was a team
captain her junior and senior
year. She was named Team
MVP and
Independent
player of the year in 2001.
McCabe has led Dowling to
many winning seasons since
she began coaching. Having
talented players and a coach
with great knowledge of the
game, the Golden Lions are
a hard team to beat.
Forward,
Lindsay
Thompson led the Golden
Lions in goals this year
and last. The junior from
Centereach, NY, scored
nine goals and three assists
this season.
Thompson
received all-conference and
all-county awards playing at
Centereach High School.
This season she received
2013 ECC Woman’s AllConference
2nd
Team
honors. Still, with her senior
year ahead, Thompson has
already shown a high level of
performance for the Dowling
Woman’s soccer team.
Stepping up straight out
of high school, Christina
Cuttone from Levitown,
NY, scored six goals and
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two assists for Dowling
this season. The freshman
midfielder graduated from
MacArthur High School in
June.
Gaining recognition in
her conference, Cuttone
was picked for East Coast
Conference Rookie of the
Week honors three times this
season.
Another local player,
Dominique DeFelice from
Miller Place, NY, received
2nd Team All Conference
awards. This is DeFelice’s
third consecutive year as an
All Conference player.
The graduate student
plays defensive back for
the Golden Lions helping
the team hold a 0.68 goals
against average this season.
DeFelice was named an
All-County soccer player
her junior and senior year at
Miller Place High School.
Her senior year she
received a most valuable
player award. She has been
with the Golden Lions
since 2009 but in 2010 was
recovering from an injury.
In 2011 and 2012 she played
in every game and led the
teams defense.
The Golden Lions ended
their season against Molly
College, November 4th,
with a 1-1 tie. The young
team will be bringing back a
lot of great talent next season
for what will be another
successful year at Dowling
College.
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